Characterizing tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden urban and rural settings
Smith JP, Oeltmann JE, Hill AN, Tobias JL, Boyd R, Click ES, Finlay A, Mondongo C, Zetola NM, Moonan PK. Characterizing tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden urban and rural settings. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 6780. PMID: 35474076, PMCID: PMC9042872, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10488-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis transmission dynamicsHigh TB burden countriesPopulation-based molecular epidemiology studiesLocal TB epidemiologyHigh-burden settingsTB burden countriesRural settingsTransmission dynamicsRural populationMolecular epidemiology studiesBurden countriesEffective reproductive numberIncident casesTB epidemiologyTB transmissionMedian numberSecondary casesInfectious casesEpidemiology studiesFirst outbreakReproductive numberSecondary transmissionPopulationCritical roleSetting